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RULE 178 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES, 1989 437

(3) Testing officials of the automated testing station shall maintain strict
confidentiality of information regarding test results related to vehicle make and type.
(4) The operator of an automated testing station, at all times, shall function in a
transparent and impartial manner and shall sign an undertaking related to provisions
of sub-rules (1), (2) and (3) as specified in Form 64.
178. Infrastructure requirement
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(1) Any facility to be used for the purposes of testing shall have a minimum per
lane area for two-wheeler vehicles or three-wheeler vehicles as five hundred square
meters and for Light or Medium or Heavy Motor Vehicle as one thousand five hundred
square meters, which includes commensurate space for the administrative block
including reception or information centre, waiting area, Information technology server
and workstation, washrooms etc.
(2) The automated testing station shall have the minimum dimensions for defining
test lane, as per the following table, namely:—
TABLE-A
Sl. Minimum Dimensions of a Test Lane 2-Wheeler 3-Wheeler Medium
No. (in meter) and Light and Heavy
Motor Motor
Vehicle Vehicle

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
1 Length 15 32 32
2 Width 5 7 7
3 Minimum length for turning at Entrance 3 10 18

4 Minimum length for turning at exit 3 10 18
(3) The standard operating procedure of the automated testing station shall be
displayed in the waiting area for public as well as staff.
(4) Adequate space shall be available for fitment of utilities like transformers, Low
Tension or High-Tension panels with safety or protective devices, Gensets, Air
Compressor, Uninterrupted Power Source, water coolers, fire protection and
firefighting system of adequate capacity and test lane area shall be provided with
adequate ventilation and fume extraction system.
(5) An automated testing station shall have adequate space for parking and free
movement of vehicles brought for testing and necessary cyber security certifications
shall be provided for the Information technology Systems for safe access to the VAHAN
database as applicable.
(6) Testing equipment and Information technology infrastructure shall be as per
rule 190.
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[(7) The premises where the automated testing station is to be housed shall either
be owned or taken on lease or hired by the owner for a period not less than ten years.]

1 Inserted vide GSR 797(E), dt. 31-10-2022, w.e.f. 1-11-2022.